﻿Events & Dates﻿ May 2015

2015 Seaside Writers' Conference Tuition Fee

This fee will cover everything hosted by the Seaside Writers Conference (events, seminars, workshops, and lectures) EXCEPT one on one meetings with agents/editors. This year, in addition to Seth Brady Tucker, Matt Bondurant, literary agents, and magazine editors, we welcome national award-winning headlining author Jacquelyn Mitchard. Tuition does NOT cover housing--please visit "Accommodations" for more information.Please notify us which genre (Poetry or Fiction) you plan to be working in when you submit your conference tuition.Sponsored by The Seaside Institute, Sundog Books and Seaside School Inc. Location: Seaside Assembly Hall, 168 Smolian Circle, Santa Rosa Beach, FL 32459 (On the second floor)

Fiction Workshops (A La Carte Pricing)

These workshops will be facilitated by faculty member Matt Bondurant, assisted by the Seaside Fellows in Fiction. These workshops are capped at ten students (not including faculty and fellows), and will be held from 5/12/2015-5/16/2015 in the afternoon.

Poetry Workshops (A La Carte Pricing)

These workshops will be facilitated by faculty member Seth Tucker assisted by the Seaside Fellows in Poetry. These workshops are capped at ten students (not including faculty and fellows), and will be held from 5/12/2015-5/16/2015 in the afternoon.

SWC Seafood Boil Fundraiser Event

Friday, May 16, 6PMA traditional Seafood boil dinner with fresh, local seafood and sides. Mix and mingle with SWC faculty, fellows, and headliner Jacquelyn Mitchard. Proceeds go to support the Seaside Writers Conference and its "Writers in the Classroom" initiative, bringing professional writers into local intermediate and high schools.

Tuesday, May 12 9:30 AMWhy are some scenes of intense interaction between characters so memorable and why do others fail? How can we make our action plausible, compelling, and meaningful? How does our writing style change when depicting violence? How can placement and overall narrative structure make our scenes more successful? This seminar, led by Matt Bondurant, will examine strategies, devices, and tricks for making our scenes explode off the page.

Thurs. May 14 9:30 AMThe crucial step in making your TV show idea into a reality is what is known as “the pitch.” This seminar will discuss various structures and types of pitches, including the verbal or face to face pitch, so that when you get your shot you can make the most of it.

No Boring Poems: Building Momentum and Tension in Poetry

Wed. May 13 9:30 AM This seminar will be led by Seth Brady Tucker, and will endeavor to explain and expand upon what it means to have "action" in poetry. We will take lessons from contemporary masters, and generate new material through directed exercises. This is appropriate for any level poet

Break: The Intersection Between Flash Fiction and Prose Poetry

Mon. May 11 9:30 AM This seminar is perfect for the fiction writer who is a closeted poet (or vice versa), and who wants to investigate the forms. We will examine what separates the two forms, and use contemporary masters and custom-built exercises to teaches how to use specific strategies from both forms.